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Halifax MKII JN- 910
I'm looking for any information of Halifax MKII JN- 910 Airborne 1759 14Sep43 from Tempsford on Operation Flat 22, heading for a DZ code-named Kufer 208. While homebound, drop complete, shot down by Kriegs Marine Flak, crashing in the Baltic off Rugenwalde. Those killed are commemorated on the... -
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What was the british bomber lost april/may 1943 Baltic Sea?
Looks like the plane I'm looking for is Lancaster of Group 1 - target was baltic port Gdynia. Two Lanc's of this group were missing. Thanks mhuxt! -
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What was the british bomber lost april/may 1943 Baltic Sea?
Absolutely sure it was 1943. The salvage operation started on 5-th of May 1943, to salvage a british plane that was shot down a few days ago. So the plane was shut down end of April/beginning of May 1943. During the salvage operation exploded mine that probably was still in the fuselage. -
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What was the british bomber lost april/may 1943 Baltic Sea?
What was the british bomber lost in end of april/ beginning of may 1943 off Leba, Pommern, Baltic Sea? The plane was involved in mining operation on Baltic Sea.After shut down by Germans, they try to salvage the bomber, but one of the the mine that was still inside the plane exploded and sank... -
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Identification of wreck - german airplane?
1st line: serial number? ?8?8899-3182a 2nd line: C.Pfestorf Tamb. Dieth. 3rd line: Presstoff Typ T2 DIN 7761 Most probably it is company : Firma Carl Pfestorf in Tambach Dietharz , from 1940 was producing material called ''Presstoff'' More about the company in... -
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Identification of wreck - german airplane?
Recently I found in the Baltic Sea some object. In the beginning I thought it's a remain of kriegsmarine raumboot, that suppose to sink in that area, as there is quite a lot of aluminium parts ( raumboots were made of aluminium). But now it seems to me that it is rather remain of some airplane...